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> This is already failed project, unless you add custom JNI, because
> ``File'' class does not support all types of file. e.g. Can I execute
> a file? Is it a symbolic link? Is it character device? Sacrifice for
> maximum portability.
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I've read something about this somewhere in the Swing docs or source :).
The FileDialog uses more information than the java.io.File class
provides. I believe the JDK 1.2 File class will be extended to address
these problems.
Ernst
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